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We are currently recruiting for an Awards Officer, a permanent role within the Financial Aid and Awards team, created as a result of an internal promotion.

This is a permanent in-person position based in Kingston, Ontario. If you're passionate about supporting students, enjoy problem-solving, and thrive in a collaborative environment, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. The Awards Officer plays a key role in the administration and delivery of student award programs (bursaries, scholarships and awards).

📅 Competition closes: January 18, 2026

📌 Position Title: Awards Officer

📝 Competition Number: J1225-0525

https://www.queensu.ca/humanresources/apply-jobs

Wondering if anyone was missing download files today? We have no files at all from any years. I emailed the FAO webmaster this morning about it and have received no reply (which is odd - they normally reply fast). There are no system issues reported on the Information portal either that would relate. I will try and send another message to the webmaster after lunch but was curious if anyone else was experiencing this too.

Check out this posting - Associate Registrar Enrolment Services and Administration (Financial Aid and Awards, Student Financials, Service Hub) - come work with an amazing team!

https://queensu.njoyn.com/cl4/xweb/xweb.asp?tbtoken=Y11RQhxQDVAGZ311TF0mHE9KBWQtaVUpdVNMIV56CXkqW0poLEBve2J8cTAYGhJWQXJjF3U%3D&chk=ZVpaShM%3D&clid=74827&Page=JobDetails&Jobid=J1225-0286&BRID=433352&lang=1

Question about how to report an Institutional Award that has 'no need component' attached to it.

We have an scholarhip we have been granted since 2015-16 year. This is funded by a Donor and has no amount from TSA funding. The award is adjudicated strictly on merit/extra-curricular activies and Indigenous status. Specifically this is the outline for the award:

Eligible candidates are full-time undergraduate students, not in Year 1, who are registered at the Laurier Brantford campus and who self-identify as Indigenous persons. The scholarship is granted to the candidate who meets all academic program requirements and has significant extracurricular involvement or volunteer work on campus or in the local community.

Based on the above, once awarded we declare in our BRS upload as 'NON-TSA Bursary/Scholarhip/NON-EXEMPT. This award then is used as a resource in the student's OSAP calculation.

The recipient this year is challenging how we report to the…

Good Afternoon everyone. I have a question regarding the definition of "personal vehicle" for the additional local travel allowance. What do your FAOs do regarding proof of "personal vehicle" Do you ask for ownership? 26 years plus in Financial Aid I don't recall ever asking for this. Nowhere in the manual or on the review application itself is that a requirement for supporting documentation. I would truly appreciate any feedback!

Does anyone know if the login link has changed? I had it bookmarked to be able to login to SIM's (for PT BC apps etc) but when I click it takes me to the SIMs page with the resources and the top right where it shows 'login/register' when I click there it now goes to more student pages where they can apply for FT or PT logins and nothing for a school.

I am sure I am missing something simple but... I can't seem to find where to now login....

Conestoga College is looking for a Financial Aid Advisor! This is a replacement position. The role is hybrid with 2-3 days per week on site at our Doon campus in Kitchener and 2-3 days remote.

Position details can be found here: https://employment.conestogac.on.ca/ViewCompetition.aspx?id=7370

Application deadline: November 20th (11:59pm)

Is anyone aware of the timeline when the Ministry will post the 25/26 exceptional circumstances review for students?

Greetings, OASFAA Friends!

The Ministry’s Business Unit has reached out to the OASFAA Systems Committee to discuss development priorities for the coming year. The committee has identified three key issues for discussion:

1. Improvements to the newly introduced reinstatement upload process (introduced in a December 13, 2024 FAO portal posting)

2. Efficiency and quality of life improvements in the PTCSL administrative system